About Me
I believe that creating art nurtures our connection to ourselves, each other, and life. My work is a love letter to life itself—a practice of witnessing, feeling, and creating in a world that is both heartbreaking and breathtaking.
I’m Life Escobar (they/them), an artist and storyteller living on the occupied land of the Powhatan people. I create as an act of healing and as a way to converse with the mystery. Art is how I listen, how I speak, how I make sense of being alive.
My favorite mediums these days are painting, linocut printing, 35mm photography, collage, dance and video.
Through these forms, I explore the sacred in the everyday, the wisdom held within our wounds, and the movements for justice that summon us into deeper connection and collective transformation. My creativity is deeply spiritual—an offering, a conversation with the divine, a way of honoring the interconnectedness of all things.
I love helping people share stories that honor their healing and support collective liberation. I most often do that through storytelling workshops and video creation. If you’d like to connect or collaborate, you can reach me at lifeescobar[at]gmail.com.
To learn more about my company, Awake Storytelling, visit our website and follow us on Instagram.
I hope something in my work meets you where you are and reminds you that you belong.
The impulse to create is a divine longing.
Your Story Can Change the World
In 2013, I gave a TEDxNYU talk that shared my foundational beliefs about storytelling- how it shapes our understanding of ourselves and the world- and why the world needs the stories we have to share.
I talk about being one of ten kids, my experiences in Palestine and how storytelling can help us interrupt dominant narratives that uphold oppression.
